Device for raising and lining railroad-tracks



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W. R. DIOKERSON DEVICE FOR RAISING AND LINING RAILROAD TRACKS.

Patented Feb. 6, 1883.

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WILLIAM It. DIOKERSON, OF NORTH BEND, NEBRASKA.

DEVICE FOR RAISING AND LlNlNG RAILROAD-TRACKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,611, dated February6, 1883.

Application filed July 11, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. DIGKER- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at North Bend, in the county of'Dodge and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Raising and Lining Trackson Railroads; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact'description of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devicesespecially designed for raising and lining railroad-tracks; and theinvention consists in the novel construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, andset forth in the claim hereto annexed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of my improved device. Fig. 2 represents the arrangement ofthe parts of my improved device. when in position to be used t'orliningrailroad-tracks;

Fig. 3, a similar view of the parts in position for raising tracks.

In the drawings, A represents a standard toothed bar supported on abase-block, B, and U a long lever fulcrumed or pivoted near its lroiitend to the standard at its upper end. The lever O is provided at itsfront end with metallic plates 0 0, between which is fuicrumed alitting-hook, I), having in its shank portion a series of holes, d, forthe reception of the ful- (No model.)

crum-pin d, by means of which said hook is susceptible of verticaladjustment.

E represents a pawl arranged in rear of the standard A and pivoted to'the lever O, and adapted to be thrown into and out of engagement withthe teeth of said standard through the medium of the connecting-rode andsmall bent crank-lever F, fulcrumed near the rear end of lever G. Aring, f, connected to the lever at its rear end, is used for holding thepawl outot'engagement with the toothed stamiard when the device is usedfor lining tracks. The operation of my improved device being clearlyrepresented inFigs. 2 and 3, further description is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as' new, and desire-to secure by

